Broken Arrow schools use disinfectant machine to fight flu

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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Broken Arrow Public Schools is taking a new approach to fighting the flu this year.

The district is using the Clorox Total 360 machine to spray schools with germ-fighting chemicals. The spray is meant to wrap around surfaces and objects to prevent the spread of the flu, norovirus and the cold.

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District leaders said the machine is faster than traditional cleaning methods and uses less solution. The chemical is not harmful and people can enter a room one minute after the room has been treated, they said.

Officials said they've seen a dramatic drop in absences since the district started using the machine. Wolf Creek Elementary School went from a 17 percent absent rate to 3 percent one week after being treated.